Club Chair

Neil Stafford

Secretary

Sheila Gibbs

I have worked with wood for many years but started turning in 2015. It is a hobby I have grown to love to the detriment of all others.

I joined the club in the Autumn of 2015 and quickly became involved with the committee. My aim is to improve my own turning skills but also to pass the skills on to others who enjoy this wonderful hobby.

Treasurer

Allan Skinner

I was always a busy person and when I retired I needed something to do to keep me occupied. I golfed, walked, gardened and even curled in the winter months. However, what could I do on rainy days? I watched a demo at the Dundee Flower Show with someone turning an apple. I always liked the feel of wood and thought I could have a go at that. After a couple of goes I was hooked, I bought a lathe and started in earnest. Although my eyesight is not as good as it was, I still turn regularly and enter all competitions for a challenge. I always end up fourth equal but who cares.

Newsletter

Dave Beatt

I was given a chance to use a lathe at school in a minor role but the seeds were sown! My first woodturning lathe was powered by an electric drill which had one speed, fast. The urge was always there to get back into woodturning and it wasn’t until around fifteen years ago that I again picked up the tools and began turning again. I find the hobby most therapeutic and enjoy the challenge of a new idea whatever it may be. 

Health & Safety

Stephen McGregor

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Health & Safety

Dr Alan Scott

Having enjoyed butchering wood for the purpose of home maintenance for decades my children got me a wood turning experience to see if it might give me something to do in retirement. Like so many others I was instantly hooked! I still butcher wood but with nice ring marks….



I’m a terrible turner and have already learned that my original teacher wasn’t that great either! So, starting with the absolute basics, the only way is up.

Webmaster

Colin Smith

Having retired from teaching in August 2024, my plan always was to spend more time in my workshop trying to improve my turning skills as well as try new projects. 

I have always loved working with wood and like how there are usually multiple ways to produce an item.  Working through that process is what makes it a great hobby to have.

Teas and Coffee / Greeter

George Massie

I started turning in 2017 but had been turning for about 4 years before that. Joining Taywood encouraged me to try things that I hadn't tried before and I've always found the other members to be very supportive. I joined the committee in 2026 and I find that very rewarding helping new members to learn the craft.

Nick Tindell

I trained as an engineer and worked all my career in manufacturing. When I retired I went back to woodturning which I had tried in my youth. I have always enjoyed working with wood and find turning a most satisfying way of showing how nature can produce so much beauty. Taywood gives me the opportunity to make new friends, learn new techniques, swap ideas and exchange experience with fellow enthusiasts.

Events Organiser

Jule Clark

My turning journey really started in 2012, I had started making a wooden Rocking Horse for my a Grandchild's Birthday.

I have always liked DIY, making & designing things so when it came to making the stand which included wood-turned supports, I thought I did woodturning for a while at school (many years ago) so I purchased a really terrible cheap lathe & tools and made the supports, a lot of sanding was involved but I managed it and completed the Horse.

Well that got me hooked and I purchased a better lathe, most of my turnings still involve sanding to achieve an acceptable finish but thanks to tuition, hints & tips received by being a member of Taywood Woodturning Club not nearly as much.

General Health issues

David Dorward

I learned the rudiments of turning at school and enjoyed it. Since then I have appreciated wood, wooden things, working with wood, woodland conservation and woodland management. I have learned that turning can reveal great beauty in wood. It is satisfying to save promising bits of timber from the chainsaw or fire and sometimes to be able to give them a new life as attractive or useful artefacts, sometimes both. TWC members have been a great source of information and inspiration to assist my learning.

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